May this scumbag husband, who favored his concubine over his wife, rest in peace.

There is singing and dancing on the first floor of this restaurant, which can be seen from the side of the second floor.

With the singing and dancing, the wait for food didn't seem so hard to bear.

Wen Yuanshu propped her head up with one hand, gazing at the lively scene below, lost in thought.

Lu Chengyuan had no interest in singing and dancing, so he imitated Wen Yuanshu, propping his head up with one hand and looking at Wen Yuanshu.

Just then, a series of footsteps sounded.

It doesn't sound like a waiter's voice.

Lu Chengyuan turned around and saw that the person who came was actually Huyan Zhuo dressed in the attire of the Great Zhao Dynasty.

In an instant, Lu Chengyuan put away his lazy and carefree demeanor and transformed back into the imposing embroidered-robed commander.

"Huh?" Hu Yanzhuo was taken aback when he saw him, then realized, "Commander Lu?"

Hu Yanzhu looked him over with curiosity: "I always saw Commander Lu wearing a mask before, but I didn't expect him to be so handsome!"

In private, Lu Chengyuan was too lazy to talk to him, but he curled his lips into a smile as if he had accepted the compliment.

Hu Yanzhuo didn't mind at all, his gaze had already shifted to Wen Yuanshu: "This young lady looks unfamiliar, I've never seen her before! I wonder who she is, and why she's sitting with Commander Lu?"

Hu Yanzhuo smiled broadly. Considering the rumors that he would spend several days in brothels and couldn't resist beautiful women from the Great Zhao Dynasty, his feelings for Wen Yuanshu were obvious.

Lu Chengyuan slightly parted his thin lips and said indifferently, "It has nothing to do with the Chanyu."

The Wen family and the barbarian tribes have a deep-seated blood feud, and if possible, he doesn't want Hu Yanzhuo to know Wen Yuanshu's identity.

Despite his impolite manner, Hu Yanzhuo was not annoyed at all. He glanced at the two of them with an ambiguous look and said with a smile, "Commander Lu, don't be angry. I just saw this young lady downstairs and thought she was so beautiful that I wanted to come up and get to know her. But since she is Commander Lu's confidante, I naturally cannot steal her away."

After saying this, Hu Yanzhuo cupped his hands in greeting and turned to leave.

Watching his departing figure, Wen Yuanshu couldn't help but raise an eyebrow: "Is this the barbarian chieftain?"

Lu Chengyuan nodded.

“He speaks the Dazhao language so well,” Wen Yuanshu said. “If you didn’t know, you’d probably think he grew up in Dazhao.”

“I heard his mother was from the Great Zhao,” Lu Chengyuan said, “but he seems to know quite a lot about the Great Zhao.”

She was both a confidante and a woman who stole her love.

Wen Yuanshu nodded.

At this moment, the waiter brought the food up, and Wen Yuanshu immediately forgot about the barbarian leader and eagerly lowered her head to eat.

Seeing this, Lu Chengyuan quickly smiled and served her a bowl of soup: "Eat slowly."

Although Wen Yuanshu ate quickly, her demeanor remained impeccable, which Lu Chengyuan found pleasing to the eye.

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On the other side, Hu Yanzhuo stopped in his tracks as soon as he stepped out of the restaurant.

He turned around, looked at the bustling restaurant, and a smile appeared on his lips.

But there was a chill in that smile.

A man dressed in plain clothes walked up to him and lowered his voice, saying, "Is the Chanyu satisfied with the Wen family's daughter?"

“Not bad,” Huyan Zhuo turned around and strode towards the carriage. “Not bad at all!”

After Princess Anping returned, she was so excited that she didn't even realize she had been implicated.

With so many guards attacking together, Wen Yuanshu would definitely have no chance of escape. She's probably already beheaded by now!

The more she thought about it, the more energetic she became. In the end, she simply stopped sleeping altogether, focusing all her attention on waiting for the guard to return and give her a report.

However, this wait lasted for two hours.

Princess Anping grew increasingly impatient and sent someone to the secret guard post to check on the situation.

She thought that perhaps those people felt it was already late and didn't dare to disturb her rest, which was why they didn't come.

However, his trusted confidant returned, saying that the secret guards had not yet returned.

Upon hearing this, Princess Anping's brows furrowed even more deeply.

The confidant reassured him, "Your Highness, please rest assured. Miss Wen is one of the most beautiful women in the capital. Although she has been married before, her face and figure are still stunning. The guards are a group of hot-blooded young men, and they probably got carried away and that's why they were delayed."